According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, former big leaguer Eric Chavez is slated to become the Mets new hitting coach. The Yankees announced just a couple of weeks ago that they had hired Chavez to be their assistant hitting coach. Chavez, 44, began his post playing career as a special assistant to Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman in 2015. The same time that Mets’ GM Billy Eppler was the...
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According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets have decided on the managers for all four of their full season teams for the upcoming season, and all four of them were in the Mets organization this past season. Here’s how it looks for the 2022 season: Triple-A Syracuse Mets – Kevin Boles Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies – Reid Brignac High-A Brooklyn Cyclones – Luis Rivera...
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You’ve probably all seen the eye-popping numbers and highlights of big home runs that Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez produced in 2021, but I recently had the chance to look over some of his Statcast data from 2021, and it’s equally exciting. Álvarez only played in 15 games with the Low-A St. Lucie Mets before he was promoted. Luckily for us, some of the teams in the Southeast...
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The Mets are expected to sign outfielder Simon Juan when the 2022 international free agency period begins according to Baseball America. Juan is expected to receive a bonus around $2 million. It’s important to note that these deals in the international free agent market have been worked on and in most cases, agreed upon years in advance. BA ranks Juan 14th in the upcoming IFA class and has...
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Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets have hired former minor league pitcher Jono Armold to be their minor league pitching coordinator. Armold, 32, has been in the Texas Rangers organization since May of 2016, with the last three years coming as their pitching coordinator. He was their minor league pitching coach for the previous two-plus years. Prior to joining the Rangers, Armold was the...
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